Acronym NA
Category
Marine Biotechnology
Title Improved vaccination strategies in marine aquaculture Programme Nat. Programme (supported by ESIF)
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National-European Coordinator Niels Lorenzen Coordinator email nilo@vet.dtu.dk
Coordinator institution
DTU-AQUA - Technical University of Denmark; National Institute of Aquatic Resources (Denmark)
Institutions involved
NA - BioMar (Denmark) ,
NA - Danish Aquaculture Association (Denmark) ,
NA - Simon B.Madsen, Veterinary Service (Denmark) ,
KU - University of Copenhagen (Denmark) ,
NA - Vaxxi nova (Denmark) ,
Start year 2008 End year 2012 Funding (€) € 193,697 Website https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/projects/improved-vaccination-strategies-in-marine-aquaculture Summary As a result of declining fish stocks in the sea, fish produced in aquaculture play an increasingly important role as a food source. Denmark's geography offers good opportunities for marine aquaculture, and politically it has now opened up for a significant expansion of production. As with other livestock production, outbreaks of infectious diseases are one of the most serious threats to a successful and profitable production. In marine aquaculture, it is often not possible to rule out the spread of microorganisms with seawater. Disease prevention through vaccination is therefore very important. This project focuses on effective and environmentally friendly disease prevention through optimized and targeted vaccination. Production loss and the use of antibiotics must be reduced to a minimum so that there can be a sustainable expansion of marine fish farming in Denmark. In addition to attacks by bacteria and viruses, Danish aquaculture has problems with toxic algae. The project will clarify whether such algae affect the susceptibility of vaccinated fish to diseases and whether it is possible to vaccinate against the algae. Rainbow trout is the dominant fish species in Danish aquaculture. To ensure a versatile production, it is important to also include actual marine fish species. Turbot is one of the species that is expected to gain increasing importance. Development of vaccination strategies for this species will therefore be included in the project. Overall, the project will help to ensure that Marine aquaculture in Denmark can increasingly contribute to the production of healthy foods.
Keywords
Bacteria;
Trout;
Vaccines development;
Algal toxins;
Fish;
Disease;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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